The leasedcar will typicallybe underfactorywarrantyforthedurationof the lease -- and car leasingcontractsoften haveadd-on provisos that cover routine maintenance, such as oilchanges, etc.
But since EarthLink will have to cover the additional cost of leasing local lines, the product is likely to be more expensive than the more traditional VoIP services offered by cable companies such as Comcast (nyse: CMCSA - news - people ) Internet voice vendors such as Vonage , and EarthLink itself.